Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

The Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Coastal Athletic Association (formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association). The tournament has been held every year since at least 1980; for the 1979-80 to 1984-85 seasons the conference was known as the ECAC South. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA basketball tournament.

Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport	Basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Number of teams	14
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium	CareFirst Arena
Current location	Washington, DC
Played	1980–present[1]
Last contest	2025
Current champion	UNC Wilmington Seahawks (7)
Most championships	Old Dominion Monarchs (8)
TV partner(s)	CBS Sports Network
Official website	Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball
Host stadiums
CareFirst Arena (2020, 2022–2027) Atlantic Union Bank Center (2021) North Charleston Coliseum (2017–2019) Royal Farms Arena (2014–2016) Richmond Coliseum (1990–2013) Patriot Center (1986) William & Mary Hall (1985) Convocation Center (1984) Robins Center (1983) Norfolk Scope (1982) Hampton Coliseum (1980–1981, 1987–1989)
Host locations
Washington, DC (2020, 2022–2027) North Charleston, SC (2017–2019) Baltimore, MD (2014–2016) Richmond, VA (1990–2013) Fairfax, VA (1986) Williamsburg, VA (1985) Harrisonburg, VA (1984, 2021) Richmond, VA (1983) Norfolk, VA (1982) Hampton, VA (1980–1981, 1987–1989)

Results

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Tournament MVP	Location
1980	Old Dominion	62–51†	Navy	Mark West, ODU[2]	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA)
1981	James Madison	69–60	Richmond	Charles Fisher, JMU[3]
1982	Old Dominion	58–57	James Madison	Mark West, ODU[2]	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)
1983	James Madison	41–38	William & Mary	Derek Steele, JMU	Robins Center (Richmond, VA)
1984	Richmond	74–55	Navy	Johnny Newman, Richmond	JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA)
1985	Navy	85–76	Richmond	Vernon Butler, Navy	William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, VA)
1986	Navy	72–61	George Mason	David Robinson, Navy	Patriot Center (Fairfax, VA)
1987	Navy	53–50	UNC Wilmington	David Robinson, Navy	Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA)
1988	Richmond	73–70	George Mason	Peter Wollfolk, Richmond
1989	George Mason	78–72†	UNC Wilmington	Kenny Sanders, GMU
1990	Richmond	77–72	James Madison	Kenny Atkinson, Richmond	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)
1991	Richmond	81–78	George Mason	Jim Shields, Richmond
1992	Old Dominion	78–73	James Madison	Ricardo Leonard, ODU
1993	East Carolina	54–49	James Madison	Lester Lyons, ECU
1994	James Madison	77–76	Old Dominion	Odell Hodge, ODU
1995	Old Dominion	80–75	James Madison	Petey Sessoms, ODU
1996	VCU	46–43	UNC Wilmington	Bernard Hopkins, VCU
1997	Old Dominion	62–58	James Madison	Odell Hodge, ODU
1998	Richmond	79–64	UNC Wilmington	Daryl Oliver, Richmond
1999	George Mason	63–58	Old Dominion	George Evans, GMU
2000	UNC Wilmington	57–47	Richmond	Brett Blizzard, UNCW
2001	George Mason	35–33	UNC Wilmington	Erik Herring, GMU
2002	UNC Wilmington	66–51	VCU	Brett Blizzard, UNCW
2003	UNC Wilmington	70–62	Drexel	Brett Blizzard, UNCW
2004	VCU	55–54	George Mason	Domonic Jones, VCU
2005	Old Dominion	73–66†	VCU	Alex Loughton, ODU
2006	UNC Wilmington	78–67	Hofstra	TJ Carter, UNCW
2007	VCU	65–59	George Mason	Eric Maynor, VCU
2008	George Mason	68–59	William & Mary	Folarin Campbell, GMU
2009	VCU	71–50	George Mason	Eric Maynor, VCU
2010	Old Dominion	60–53	William & Mary	Gerald Lee, ODU
2011	Old Dominion	70–65	VCU	Frank Hassell, ODU
2012	VCU	59–56	Drexel	Darius Theus, VCU
2013	James Madison	70–57	Northeastern	A. J. Davis, JMU
2014	Delaware	75–74	William & Mary	Jarvis Threatt, Delaware	Baltimore Arena (Baltimore, MD)
2015	Northeastern	72–61	William & Mary	Quincy Ford, Northeastern
2016	UNC Wilmington	80–73†	Hofstra	Chris Flemmings, UNCW
2017	UNC Wilmington	78–69	Charleston	C. J. Bryce, UNCW	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)
2018	Charleston	83–76†	Northeastern	Grant Riller, Charleston
2019	Northeastern	82–74	Hofstra	Vasilije Pušica, Northeastern
2020	Hofstra	70–61	Northeastern	Desure Buie, Hofstra	Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.)
2021	Drexel	63–56	Elon	Camren Wynter, Drexel	Atlantic Union Bank Center (Harrisonburg, VA)[4]
2022	Delaware	59–55	UNC Wilmington	Jyare Davis, Delaware	Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.)
2023	Charleston	63–58	UNC Wilmington	Ryan Larson, Charleston
2024	Charleston	82–79†	Stony Brook	Reyne Smith, Charleston
2025	UNC Wilmington	76–72	Delaware	Donovan Newby, UNCW	CareFirst Arena (Washington, D.C.)[v 1]

†	Denotes game went into overtime

Notes

1. CareFirst Arena was known as Entertainment and Sports Arena when it hosted prior to 2025.

Championships by school

School	Championships	Championship Years
Old Dominion‡	8	1980, 1982, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2011
UNC Wilmington	7	2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2025
VCU‡	5	1996, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012
Richmond‡	5	1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998
George Mason‡	4	1989, 1999, 2001, 2008
James Madison‡	4	1981, 1983, 1994, 2013
Charleston	3	2018, 2023, 2024
Navy‡	3	1985, 1986, 1987
Northeastern	2	2015, 2019
Delaware	2	2014, 2022
Hofstra	1	2020
Drexel	1	2021
East Carolina‡	1	1993
William & Mary	0	—
Elon	0	—
Stony Brook	0	—

^‡Former member of the CAA

Broadcasters

Television

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Analyst	Sideline
2024	CBSSN	Dave Ryan	Pete Gillen	Amanda Guerra
2023				Tina Cervasio
2022				Sherree Burress
2021
2020			Donny Marshall	Gary Parrish
2019			Pete Gillen
2018			Jordan Cornette	Jenny Dell
2017			Pete Gillen	Melanie Collins
2016	NBCSN	Mike Corey	Ronny Thompson
2015
2014[5]				Dalen Cuff
2013[6]		Todd Harris
2012[7]	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Dan Dakich
2011[8]			Jimmy Dykes
2010[9]	ESPN2		Len Elmore
2009[10]		Dave Pasch
2008[11]	ESPN	Brad Nessler	Jimmy Dykes
2007[12]
1988	HTS	Mel Proctor	Kevin Grevey

Radio

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Analyst
2022	Westwood One	Scott Graham	Rex Walters
2021		Ed Cohen	Doug Gottlieb
2020		Gary Cohen	Will Perdue
2017	HSRN	Mike Corey	Brian Mull
2016	Westwood One	Scott Graham	John Thompson
2015			Kevin Grevey
2014	Dial Global Sports		John Thompson
2013[13]
2012[14]
2011	Westwood One
2010[15]
2009[16]		Tom McCarthy	Kevin Grevey

See also

• Coastal Athletic Association women's basketball tournament